Palaikythro

Palaikythro Παλαίκυθρο (Greek) Balıkesir (Turkish)
village
Palaikythro Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°12′24″N 33°29′36″E
Country (de jure)	Cyprus
• District	Nicosia District
Country (de facto)	Northern Cyprus[1]
• District	Lefkoşa District
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Palaikythro (Greek: Παλαίκυθρο, Turkish: Balıkesir) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located 6 km south of Kythrea, on the main Nicosia-Famagusta highway. The village is under de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

References

1. In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.